The Amesbury Archer - High resolution images
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Photograph of the burial (JPEG, 1.16Mb) |
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Detail of the burial with interpretation of the burial goods. (JPEG, 973Kb) |
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The Amesbury Archer: Painting by Jane Brayne of the Amesbury Archer near Stonehenge (JPEG, 1.32Mb) |
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Reconstructed Beaker: from the grave of the Archer (JPEG, 272Kb) |
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The Archer's Weapons: The arrowheads are made of flint. The wooden arrow shafts have rotted away. (JPEG, 1.5Mb) |
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The Archer's copper knives: Their handles were probably made of wood. The knives are almost certainly made of pure copper. (JPEG, 771Kb) |
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The gold hair tresses: Some archaeologists think that they were worn around the edge of the ear. Others think that they were worn in hair braids. (JPEG, 398Kb) |
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Later on: The excavation continued late into the night. (JPEG, 1.25Mb) |
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The Archer's wristguards: He was wearing the black one. The red one was placed by his knees. (JPEG, 1.4Mb) |
The second Bronze Age burial with gold earrings
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The second Bronze Age burial (JPEG, 507Kb) |
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The second Bronze Age burial during excavation (JPEG, 1.4Mb) |
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A second set of gold earrings were found inside the individual's jaw, whilst being cleaned in the laboratory (TIFF, 9,6Mb) |
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The second set of gold earrings (detail) - (TIFF, 9.67Mb) |
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